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SXSW’s strong 2008 line-up announced
Who needs to go to Sundance when SXSW is importing a chunk of the best from this year’s Park City soiree — including the big Austin-linked movies — to town in March?
Among a wealth of major titles by Martin Scorsese, Julian Schnabel, Kimberly Peirce, Harmony Korine, Helen Hunt, David Schwimmer, Michael Almereyda, Morgan Spurlock and of course Harold and Kumar, are sprinkled these Austin-oriented films that played Sundance with a splash:
Margaret Brown’s glowingly reviewed Mardi Gras doc “The Order of Myths”
Mark and Jay Duplass’ raved-about, Bastrop-shot comedy-thriller “Baghead,” which was scooped up by Sony Classics at Sundance
Nathan and David Zellner’s bizzaro Austin-made dark comedy “Goliath”
Other big Austin names are Ellen Spiro’s (with Phil Donahue) Iraq doc “Body of War,” which was shortlisted for the Oscar this year; Spencer Parson’s narrative feature debut “I’ll Come Running”; and Rene Pinnell’s doc portrait of his legendary filmmaking uncle Eagle Pinnell “The King of Texas.”
Three of the biggest-hitting films at Sundance also play: Alex Gibney’s dizzily informative “Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson”; Elvis Mitchell’s probing doc “The Black List”; and Nanette Burstein’s much-lauded doc “American Teen.”
Lots of more good stuff where that came from in the complete SXSW film list RIGHT HERE.
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